Vermont Lakes

08/23/2026

How are lakes and your morning coffee related? Find out at our Annual Meeting: New Tools for Lake Health! Mark Mitchell, the Vermont Lay Monitoring Lead, will present fascinating new research of Caffeine as a Proxy for Failing Septic Systems, and give a review of the Lake Parker Pilot Septic Assistance Program.

To register for an in-person spot in Barre at the Vermont History Center, or to receive the zoom link, click here: https://vermontlakes.org/event/2026-fovlap-annual-meeting/

This event is co-sponsored by the
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

08/17/2026

Who Shares Your Shoreline? Find out at our free lunchtime webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at noon!

The condition of uplands surrounding lakes has direct consequences for water quality. Shorelines are also critical habitats for wildlife and natural corridors of movement through the landscape, frequently supporting higher levels of biodiversity than surrounding habitats.

Michale Glennon, Director of Research at will share the results of her research and provide recommendations for how you, too, can benefit wildlife on your shoreline.

To register, click here: https://vermontlakes.org/event/who-shares-your-shoreline/

Paul Smith's College

08/12/2026

Do you know about diatoms? Learn all about them at our hybrid Annual Meeting: NEW TOOLS FOR LAKE HEALTH on Sept. 10. For details and to register, go to:
https://vermontlakes.org/event/2026-fovlap-annual-meeting/

Diatoms are a type of algae encased in intricate cell wall made entirely of silica that can provide powerful insights into water quality and ecosystem health.

Lindsey Cookson, Water and Science Program Coordinator for Lake Champlain Committee will explain how we can use diatom communities as bioindicators in lakes and streams, highlighting studies that demonstrate how these tiny organisms can reveal the impacts of nutrient enrichment and environmental change.

This event is co-sponsored with the VT Dept of Environmental Conservation and the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds.

08/11/2026

Sunday afternoon, in the small town of Charleston, VT, a brilliant pianist and UVM professor, David Feurzeig, engaged his passion for climate action, on his tour of 252 Vermont towns named "Play Every Town". The happy recipient of donations was Echo Lake Protective Association, VT.

The crowd gathered at the Plymouth Congregational Church, heard the story of the founding and naming of their town and the beginning of Echo Lake Protective Association, VT, through music composed during those years.

Two local musicians - Annabelle Jensen and Mark Bechtold, joined Mr. Feurzeig.

Thanks goes to Tom Wagner of Charleston, who arranged the Concert #103.

For more information: https://dfeurzei.w3.uvm.edu/PlayEveryTown/concerts/concerts.php

08/03/2026

It was an honor for our President, Pat Suozzi, to speak at Lake Rescue Asssociation 's general meeting this past weekend!

08/03/2026

Here's the agenda for the FOVLAP 2026 Annual Meeting: New Tools for Lake Health
September 10th, 9:30am – 2:45pm
In person at the Vermont Historical Society in Barre, VT and via Zoom.
Sponsored by Vermont Lakes and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation .

Registration now open! Click here for tickets:
https://vermontlakes.org/event/2026-fovlap-annual-meeting/

07/29/2026

Road Salt-focused Education Trip on Lake Champlain for Municipal Staff and Local Leaders to discuss sustainable winter road salting practices and how road salt can impact water quality and life in streams and lakes.

Tuesday, September 1, from 2:30–4:30 PM.

Learn more here: https://vermontlakes.org/lakes-and-ponds-news/road-salt-focused-education-trip-on-lake-champlain/

Lake Champlain Sea Grant

07/28/2026

Here are some ways we can all take care of Vermont's most precious resource this summer.

Please help spread the word!

Thank you to Julie Silverman for contributing photos to this video series.


New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC)
Lake Champlain Basin Program
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

07/24/2026

More details to come soon - see you there!

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

07/23/2026

Two Lakeshore Restoration Workshops hosted by Essex County NRCD. Learn more here:

https://vermontlakes.org/lakes-and-ponds-news/lakeshore-restoration-workshops/

Essex County Natural Resources Conservation District
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Essex County NRCD will be putting on two lakeshore restoration workshops in August on Wallace Pond in Canaan.